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1 Rouble - Pyotr III Pattern, Novodel
| Issuer | Saint Petersburg Mint |
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| Year | 1762 |
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| Weight | 25.85 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Peter III in military uniform with lace jabot, his hair dressed in a short queue. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail characteristic of mid-18th-century Russian coinage. The circular Cyrillic legend surrounding the portrait reads ПЕТРЪ III Б М ИМП И САМОДЕРЖ ВСЕРОС, identifying the Emperor by his title as Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia. The mint mark СПБ appears in the lower field below the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | 17 62 МОНЕТА∙ РУБЛЬ∙ Я И (Translation: 1762 Coin Ruble Ya I) |
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Peter III ruled for just six months before Catherine II's coup in July 1762 ended his reign — and his life shortly after. The rouble patterns struck in his name were never released for circulation, and the novodels now catalogued under Bit#50–52 are later restrikings produced by the St. Petersburg Mint, almost certainly in the late 18th or 19th century to satisfy collector demand. The mint kept original and working dies far longer than is often appreciated, and novodel production was essentially an official side business.
Distinguishing a genuine 1762 pattern strike from a novodel requires careful examination of die state and edge treatment — the restrikes frequently show sharper fields from cleaned dies.